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Loading…A 85.2 overall puts Malinski 27th among 327 rated defensemen, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position.
The standout tool is defensive impact (89), backed by offensive creation (84); power-play production (17) is the part of his game that grades lowest.
He surged from 77.1 in 2024-25 to 96.8 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 3-season card history.
At $4.75M through 2029-30 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $10.5M, so the Colorado Avalanche save roughly $5.71M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 9th-largest on the Colorado Avalanche NHL roster and uses 4.6% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $1.2M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 84 |
| Defense | 89 |
| Play driving | 73 |
| Finishing | 39 |
| Power play | 17 |
| Penalty kill | 35 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | COL | 82 | 96.8 | 0.8 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 76 | 77.1 | -0.1 |
| 2023-24 | COL | 23 | 51.6 | -0.3 |
Other COL defensemen by rating: Cale Makar (96.1), Devon Toews (93.7), Josh Manson (60.2), Brent Burns (58.7). See the full Colorado Avalanche cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.